“I have indicated that if that's his request, I think it's appropriate,”
Donald Rumsfeld
“We requested that the committee defer its request for a staff interview at least until after the August recess or until such time as we were better informed. We never received a response to this letter.”
Jeff Smith
“It is most appropriate that the entrance to this beautiful facility ? a facility that was constructed at the request of students ? carry the name of the Alumni Society,”
Bruce Sherman
“As submitted, their requested amendment is not consistent with the comprehensive plan. We think that with modifications - and I admit some of them are substantial - it can be consistent with the comp plan.”
Jim King
“The key word is 'request'. The city requests the signs be placed no sooner that 45 days prior to the election.”
Renee White
“[Bush aides said the appropriation request would be only a small fraction of the cost of recovery and reconstruction to deal with the hurricane, which cut a swath of damage across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.] The $10.5 billion is, indeed, a stopgap measure, ... We do not have a good sense . . . of how much the recovery from this disaster is likely, ultimately, to cost.”
Joshua B. Bolten
“We think this is really an over-the-top request.”
Ari Schwartz
